1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2777284..47e79a6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -817,6 +817,8 @@ XDIFF_LIB = xdiff/lib.a
 
 GENERATED_H += command-list.h
 GENERATED_H += config-list.h
+.PHONY: generated-hdrs
+generated-hdrs: $(GENERATED_H)
 
 LIB_H := $(sort $(patsubst ./%,%,$(shell git ls-files '*.h' ':!t/' ':!Documentation/' 2>/dev/null || \
 	$(FIND) . \
@@ -2903,7 +2905,7 @@ $(SP_OBJ): %.sp: %.c GIT-CFLAGS FORCE
 .PHONY: sparse $(SP_OBJ)
 sparse: $(SP_OBJ)
 
-EXCEPT_HDRS := command-list.h config-list.h unicode-width.h compat/% xdiff/%
+EXCEPT_HDRS := $(GENERATED_H) unicode-width.h compat/% xdiff/%
 ifndef GCRYPT_SHA256
 	EXCEPT_HDRS += sha256/gcrypt.h
 endif
@@ -2926,7 +2928,7 @@ style:
 	git clang-format --style file --diff --extensions c,h
 
 .PHONY: check
-check: config-list.h command-list.h
+check: $(GENERATED_H)
 	@if sparse; \
 	then \
 		echo >&2 "Use 'make sparse' instead"; \